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P. M. K-LING.

CAB.

(Application madoce. 14, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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Unire` STATES "ATENT OFFICE.

PETER M. KLING, OF ELIZABETH, NEI/V JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN STEPHENSONCOMPANY, OF ELIZABETH, NE\V JERSEY, A CORPO- RATION OF NEV JERSEY.

CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 693,611, dated February18, 1902,

Application tiled October 14,1901. Serial No. 78,630. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, PETER M. KLING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elizabeth, in the county of Union, State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cars, ot` which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention is particularly intended for electric oars of that classknown as convertible 77 that is to say, ears adapted for use indifferent seasons and adapted to be made either open or closed at willwhen desirable by reason of the condition of the weather. It is desiredin such cars to have capacity for tight closing in wintry and wetweather and for complete opening of the sides in bright weather.

The objeotof my invention, therefore, is the production of a car whichhas the greatest possible expanse of window-surface,means for completelyclosing the windows, and means enabling the windows to be completelypushed out of the way, so as to make the sides of the car practicallyopen.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure l shows in vertical section a partof the car embodying my improvement, the windows being closed. Fig. 2 isa similar View thereof, the windows being shown open. Fig. 3 is aperspective View of a portion of the upper part of the car.

The car l may be of any usual or preferred construction, except that thesides are, as shown, open from the panels 2 entirelyto the roof 3. Theside panels 2 extend from the car-floor to substantially the height ofthe seat-backs (not shown) and are doubled to afford a casing for onepart e of the window. This lower part 4 of the window is ofsubstantially the full size of the ordinary carwindow. I have found thatby careful management of the space I can provide in the angle or curveof the roof 3, between the outer sheathing and the inner lining, acasing 5 for a second window-section 6. The car-posts 7 have guideways 8for the lower sash and 9 for the upper, so arranged that when the windowis closed, as in Fig. l, the sash-sections will overlap the uppersection outside of the lower to shed water. When in the lower or closedposition,the upper sash rests on the bottom of guide-grooves 9. The saidguide where it enters the car-roof is on its outside curved to conformto the car-roof and to force the upper end of the sash inward, so thatit will lie against the flat inner side of the groove, as shown in Fig.2. Spring extensions l0 from the lowerends ofsaid fiat sides of theguide-groove hold the upper edge of sash (l firmly in place when thewindow is closed, as shown in Fig. l, guide the sash to proper position,and holds it out of the curtain-space ll while it is being raised, andguides and forces its lower end over to the position shown in Fig. 2when it is completely open. At this position it may be held up by a boltl2, carried by the sash and adapted to enter a hole or seat in the carframe or post. It will be seen that when the sash 7 is lowered and thesash 5 raised they will, as shown in Fig. l, completely close the sideofthe car; but when they are thrown, respectively, up and down intotheir easings the side ot' the car will be practically unobstructed andthe car will therefore be converted from a closed to an open car. ltwill also be seen that the obtaining of a higher window-space with myconstruction results from the dividing of the Window horizontally andutilizing for storing it in the open condition not only the lower casingin the panel, but au upper casing provided in the roof of the car.

Vhile the shortening of the lower sash enables me to use a lowcar-panel, the shortening of the upper sash enables me to construct theupper part of the car with the minimum of side panel or letter-board;also, the upper sash will move freely past the corner of roof andletter-boardV without requiring such a casing as would take up valuablespace inl the interior of the car.

Having thus described my invention, `what I claim as new therein, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a car in combination with a window having upper and lower meetingsashes, a casing for the lower sash in the side panel, a casing for theupper sash in the car-roof between the outer roof-sheathing and theinner rooflining, and car-posts having guides for said sashes, the lowerone straight and the upper one inclined, the latter adapted to guide theIOO upper sash through an inclined path to its positionA in theroof-casing, substantially as set forth.

2. In a car, the combination of a side panel having a Window-casing, aWindow-section adapted to occupy the same, a car-roof having aWindow-casing, and a Window-section adapted to occupy the same, lchesaid roof-casing having inclined guides for the upper Windowrolsections.

3. In a car, the combination of a side panel having a window-casing, awindow-section adapted to occupy the same, a car-roof having aWindow-casing, and a window-section adapted to occupy the same, the saidroof-casing having inclined fixed guides and curved spring-guidcs- PETERM. KLING.

Witnesses:

J. GREEN, HARRY E. KNIGHT.

